2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Scientists usually have to do thousands of     1    (experiment)in order to prove something new or true. They often fail,     2     they never give up.

My neighbour     3    (be)a scientist. He studies chemistry. He is always working alone in     4    (he)lab, trying to figure out all the mysteries that make him     5    (puzzle). One day, when I met him, he had just come back     6     work. Tired as he was, he     7    (sound)so excited. Then I noticed that he was wearing shoes     8     did not match. He must have been working too hard to notice that!

Now I have come to realize that it’s good for you     9    (do)a job that interests you. You will be absorbed in it, and push yourself hard with it     10    (happy).

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he    1    (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much    2    too little. "

His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,     3    not save a bit of money? "

"That would be a very    4    (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours," Nick said.

Nick's guests,     5    had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell sale    6    a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect    7    the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

"But such a small thing couldn't    8    (possible)destroy a village."

"In the beginning, there was only    9    very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always    10    (think)that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today. "

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(注意：每空不多于2个单词，其中有4个单词的形式无需改变)

My mother entered a nursing home (疗养院) as her Alzheimer’s disease got worse. I    1    (smile) as I tried to explain to a Chinese friend that many Americans really care about their aging parents.But parents often enjoy    2    (live) by themselves and may refuse help.Of course this is different from most Chinese parents who want to    3    (stay) with their adult children in the future.

After living    4    China for over 30 years, I came to appreciate (欣赏) the Chinese people’s care for their aging    5    (parent). Every morning when the sun would warm up the little park near my home, I saw a man-maybe the son-walk with his    6     (mother) who obviously had suffered a stroke (中风). He supported her weak body and walked    7    (slow) with her as she dragged one foot behind her. I couldn’t    8    (tell) if they were talking as I watched them through my window, but it was a picture of love between mother and son.

I don’t know what care is better for aging parents, but in    9    (me) opinion, I have lacked (缺乏) enough respect for the elderly. I have learned more from the Chinese about what    10    (true) love is.

5 . When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the leading role— a princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my_________. But once on stage, every word   _________from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a_________part for the play, and asked me to_________roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she_________my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a_________in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) through the grass in bunches. I watched my mother carelessly_________down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to_________   all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have_________roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are____________— even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me____________. “Yes, every flower gives____________in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of____________, too,” she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the____________.

“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said,____________me of how much I loved to read stories____________to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her____________encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher____________to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a____________. After the play, I took it home, ____________ to mom that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

1.

A．appearance

B．lines

C．books

D．answers

2.

A．greeted

B．stole

C．disappeared

D．held

3.

A．player’s

B．winner’s

C．director’s

D．narrator’s

4.

A．change

B．remove

C．restore

D．improve

5.

A．forgave

B．sensed

C．adjusted

D．criticized

6.

A．walk

B．lesson

C．flower

D．drink

7.

A．move

B．sleep

C．bend

D．knock

8.

A．step into

B．dig up

C．go over

D．help out

9.

A．even

B．yet

C．less

D．only

10.

A．beautiful

B．quiet

C．impressive

D．extinct

11.

A．tearfully

B．elegantly

C．confusedly

D．seriously

12.

A．sorrow

B．pleasure

C．opinion

D．time

13.

A．schools

B．plants

C．people

D．families

14.

A．assistance

B．truth

C．fiction

D．fault

15.

A．reminding

B．rushing

C．confirming

D．accusing

16.

A．aside

B．alike

C．alone

D．aloud

17.

A．competitive

B．appreciative

C．continuous

D．generous

18.

A．sought out

B．rose up

C．set out

D．came up

19.

A．dandelion

B．rose

C．story

D．bunch

20.

A．detecting

B．laughing

C．rewarding

D．lying

7 . About a decade ago, my grandpa who was suffering from Alzheimer’s(阿尔茨海默病)got into my car and drove off. Angel and I _________ the police, but before they could find him, two _________ kids pulled into our driveway with my grandpa.

They said they overheard him crying about being _________ at an empty gas station 10 miles away. My grandpa couldn’t remember our address, but gave the kids his first and last name. They looked him up online, found our address, and _________ him home.

I was _________ on that incident today while sitting near the edge of a beautiful ocean-side cliff. I was suddenly   _________ of footsteps behind me. I _________ around to see a young lady who was almost in _________ slowly walking to where I was sitting. I walked up to her and _________ , “What’s wrong?” She told me she was __________ afraid of heights, but was worried about my safety and wanted to get over her fear. Her braveness and kindness truly warmed my heart.

I’ve spent the rest of the day thinking about what an extraordinary person she is, and about those amazing college kids who helped my __________ , and about what it means to be a kind and __________ person. Sometimes you have to go the extra mile, or face your biggest __________ , or stand up against your own negative tendencies to make a(n) __________   difference in someone else’s life. It’s __________ to start doing the hard things-the right things-for others.

1.

A．condemned

B．contacted

C．consulted

D．found

2.

A．college

B．naughty

C．homeless

D．kindergarten

3.

A．careless

B．scared

C．lost

D．forgetful

4.

A．left

B．drove

C．kicked

D．carried

5.

A．depending

B．coming

C．reflecting

D．going

6.

A．afraid

B．skeptical

C．sure

D．aware

7.

A．turned

B．walked

C．got

D．looked

8.

A．sadness

B．surprise

C．feelings

D．tears

9.

A．reacted

B．thought

C．asked

D．replied

10.

A．extremely

B．worriedly

C．anxiously

D．surprisingly

11.

A．father

B．grandma

C．uncle

D．grandpa

12.

A．merciful

B．helpful

C．careful

D．peaceful

13.

A．courage

B．failure

C．fear

D．choice

14.

A．positive

B．little

C．optimistic

D．opposite

15.

A．minute

B．time

C．honor

D．luck

9 . Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way.

Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.

The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.

You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

1. The people we meet 　　　　　.

A．all know where to find us

B．serve us on no purpose

C．won’t become our neighbors

D．will change us in some way

2. From the passage, we know that bad things can make us 　　　　　.

A．realize our further ability

B．terribly meet bad luck

C．find no serious success

D．possibly enjoy every moment

3. The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “　　　　　” in Chinese.

A．平淡的

B．明显的

C．深刻的

D．艰苦的

4. The writer’s advice is that we should 　　　　　.

A．never talk to strange people

B．learn as much as we can each day

C．overcome difficulties painfully

D．not believe in ourselves but others

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Create Your Own Life

B．Hold Your Head Up

C．People You Meet in Life

D．Things Happen to You